This Victoria’s Secret Model Just Fell on the Runway—but Watch How She Gets Up
This might be Gizele Oliveira’s first year walking the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, but she’s already proving to be quite the Angel. While filming the show on Monday in Shanghai, China, the model earned her wings by helping a fellow model back up after a pretty big tumble.
During one of the segments, Ming Xi tripped on her outfit’s long, gauzy train and fell on her knees on the runway. In a video taken just after Xi’s fall and shared to Twitter, the Chinese model stays on her knees and flashes a big smile while she regains her bearings and prepares to stand up. Just in time, though, Oliveira—who was queued up right behind her—saunters up the runway, clapping for Xi as she starts to stand up, then offers her a hand before gesturing for her to keep walking ahead of her.
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“Gizele is a true angel by helping Mingxi when she fell ” the Twitter user who shared the video wrote. What’s more, the Brazilian model cheered on her fellow Angel as she finished her walk down the glittery runway.
It didn’t take long for Xi to get back up in her thigh-high lace-up stiletto heels, flowery wings, and gauzy overcoat. (Oliveira, meanwhile, wore a black bra, a pile of ornate necklaces, a black, red, and gold miniskirt, and a much shorter puffy-sleeve overcoat that matched her skirt.)
Throughout the whole mishap, both models stayed as angelic as possible, keeping huge smiles on their faces.
Xi even appeared to be giggling while she was midfall.
There’s a good chance that we won’t see Xi’s fall when the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show airs on November 28—the lingerie giant films the whole show twice to account for different camera angles, technical difficulties, and, of course, the occasional runway stumble. Still, this sweet moment of goodwill between the two models can serve as a reminder that, even at the most fabulous, over-the-top runway spectacular on the planet, there’s room for relatable moments.
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